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Altar of Caelius Anicetus from near Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Inscription from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Caelius Anicetus with his son.

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Uninscribed altars and torchbearer fragments from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Four uninscribed altars and fragments of torchbearer statues from Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior.

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Lion with ox head from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Sandstone statue from near Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, depicting a lion to the right with an open frontal mouth, holding an ox head between its forefeet with a red-painted tongue.

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Rock-birth statue from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Sandstone statue from near Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, probably depicting Mithras's rock-birth.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Primus for Victorinus from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Limestone altar from Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Invicto deo sacrum for the welfare of Caius Iulius Victorinus, decurio of the Colonia Aquincensium, by Caius Iulius Primus, his libertus.

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Mithraeum III at Aquincum

Third Mithraic sanctuary at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between the Amphitheatre and the Krempelmühle, attested by five altars and a decorated mosaic; the building itself is not fully known.

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Mithraeum II at Aquincum

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Altofen in 1888, Pannonia Inferior; rectangular (15.03 × 7.06 m) and raised two metres above ground, with benches and a cult niche; one of the most fully excavated Mithraea from the Danubian region.

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Altar of Callistus to Sol from Aquincum

Altar from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Soli deo by Callistus ex voto, decorated with akroteria bearing palmettes.

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Altar of a decurio from Mithraeum I, Aquincum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated by a decurio of the municipium Aquincum who held the rank of duumvir iure dicundo and praefectus collegii fabrum.

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Altar to Leo from Mithraeum I, Aquincum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Leoni, suggesting a dedication to the Mithraic grade leo or to the lion as a cult animal.

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Ram’s head from Saalburg

Sculpted ram’s head discovered among the finds from the supposed Mithraic sanctuary.

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Dedication to Mithras and Mercury from Saalburg

Small inscribed plaque invoking Mithras and Mercury attached to a sandstone column inside the sanctuary.

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Serpent-vases and ritual pottery from Saalburg

Assemblage of lamps, serpent-vases and painted ritual pottery from the sanctuary complex.

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Bronze flower-shaped candlestick from Saalburg

Decorative bronze candlestick discovered near the entrance of the supposed Mithraic sanctuary.

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Ritual basin from Saalburg

Sandstone basin from the pronaos of the sanctuary originally mounted on a short column.

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Statue base and hooked sword from Saalburg

Cult statue base discovered with a hooked ritual sword in front of the sanctuary niche.

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Mithras rock-born of Dobrosloveni

This sculpture from Dobrosloveni, Romania, depicts the petrogenesis of Mithras, with a hole through the generative rock from which water flowed.

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Tauroctony from Reșca

Tauroctony relief fragment with torchbearer and scene of Mithras’ rockbirth from Romula, Romania.

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Tauroctony from Carnuntum

Relief of Mithras killing the bull with an inscription from a certain Aurelius Macer who dedicates it to Sol Invictus Mithras.

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Sandstone petrogenesis from Carnuntum

Sandstone petrogenesis from Petronell-Carnuntum (Lower Austria), depicting Mithras emerging from the rock, preserved from the knees upwards.

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